Greater Manchester
In short
A Ramsbottom stone-cottage bathroom often has three different floor levels in one 2m × 3m room — the honest first task is always a self-levelling screed, not the tile choice.
Bury bathroom work leans toward wet-room conversions in Prestwich and Whitefield semis, terrace refits in Radcliffe, and character stone-cottage refits in Ramsbottom and Tottington where the surprise cost is nearly always floor levelling and joist repair.
Prestwich / Whitefield semis: 2.4m × 2.8m with room for a separate shower and bath. Radcliffe terraces: 1.8m × 2.1m. Ramsbottom stone cottages: irregular 1.9m × 2.5m with awkward corner floor levels.
Every quote includes a scale drawing before you sign — so you can see exactly what fits, what doesn't, and where the walk-in shower actually opens.
City Plumbing Bury (Bell Lane), Plumb Center Radcliffe, Selco Ramsbottom for larger boards and Ripples' independent showroom in Prestwich for premium spec.
Every quote lists the merchant, the manufacturer and the model — no mystery-branded fittings, no invoice-only prices. You can walk into the same trade counter and cross-check the price.
8–12 working days for a terrace refit; 12–15 for a Prestwich semi; 15–20 for a Ramsbottom cottage because uneven floors need a self-levelling screed and a 24-hour cure.
We publish the working-day count because the tanking cure (48h) and tile grout cure (24h) are physics, not fitter speed — skipping them causes leaks and popped tiles 6 months later.
£4,600–£6,800 for a Radcliffe terrace refit; £7,500–£11,500 for a Prestwich semi; £8,500–£13,500 for a Ramsbottom stone-cottage refit (levels and access add real time).
Every price is confirmed in writing after the £50 diagnostic — itemised for fixtures, tanking, waste, extraction and tiling. Nothing billable starts until you approve the fair fixed quote, and the £50 is refunded if we can't reasonably scope the job.
A Ramsbottom / Tottington pattern is quoting a full wetroom tanking job on a bathroom that only needs a low-profile shower tray. Ask specifically whether tanking is genuinely necessary — most stone-cottage bathrooms don't need it.
Our promise on every Bury bathroom-fit call-out: £50 to attend, survey and scope; an itemised written quote before any billable work; and 12 months guarantee on workmanship after completion.
"Stone cottage in the conservation area — the flue routing for a new boiler was going to be a headache. KJ surveyed properly, ran a vertical flue through the chimney and left it looking untouched."
— Louise K., Ramsbottom · Boiler install in listed property, Ramsbottom
"Upgraded a tired vented cylinder to a Megaflo unvented. Building Control notification handled, no fuss. Hot water pressure across the whole house is transformed."
— Chris D., Whitefield · Unvented cylinder installation, Whitefield
"Small leak coming through the kitchen ceiling. Traced it to a microbore push-fit joint under the bedroom laminate — repaired in a way that meant we didn't have to lift the whole floor."
— Amina F., Radcliffe · Microbore leak repair, Radcliffe
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